George L. Tracy
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
USGENWEB Montana Archives,maintained by burns@asu.edu

George L. Tracy, a representative Helena businessman, 
was born in Utica, New York in 1844. He is a descendant 
of the Norwich Connecticiut family of Tracys. They came 
west in 1855 and he secured his business education in 
Chicago, first in the old house of H.W. Hinsdale & Co. 
and later with Reid, Murdoch and Fischer. For twenty-
eight years he was a commerical trader.In 1879 Mr. 
Tracy came to Montana as a pioneer representative of 
a Chicago house and for nine years traveled through
Montana and other portions of the Northwest and became 
thoroughly acquainted with every business, house of any 
note throughout this part of the country. In 1887 he 
establisehd his present business at Helena. Since that 
date he has handled all kinds of groceries at wholesale 
direct from the manufacturers, importers and packers to 
his customers inMontana, Idaho and eastern Washington. 
He has offices in Helena, Butte and Spokane, in charge 
of competent salesmen,and covers the whole country by 
traveling men. From the start his business has been a 
success. He is widely and favorably known throughout 
the states mentioned and has by the most honorable 
business methods secured the good will of the people 
with whom he has so long dealt.Mr. Tracy is a thorough 
businessman, a courteous and agreeable gentleman and 
is a Knight Templar and Thirty-second Degree Scottish 
Rite Mason.

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